I had already considered Heinlein for the next thing I was going to read if anyone else was interested. I don't mind Brent's suggestion. Haven't read Old Man and the Sea in years, so whatever. Could be good to start this with something short, anyway.

I just read The Old Man and the Sea two weeks ago, so I'd vote American Psycho. It's been years since I read it, I'm pretty sure I was the one who recommended it to Deep in the first place! Who recommended it to vidae!

Also, I've been itching to read a A Heartbreaking Work of Staggering Genius for years, never gotten around to it. I'd like to nominate it and hear some input.

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I read American Psycho like 3 years, so I'd like to read something I haven't read before. I have actually never read The Old Man and The Sea, oddly enough. I think it's rather hit-or-miss for most high schools; we don't read that at my school.

I read American Psycho like 3 years, so I'd like to read something I haven't read before. I have actually never read The Old Man and The Sea, oddly enough. I think it's rather hit-or-miss for most high schools; we don't read that at my school.

For me The Old Man and the Sea was the cliche Hemingway every one was required to read for English, in both high school and college. I have mixed feelings about it. It is pretty short yet still quality, which may make it a good book to start this thing with. At the same time in my experience it was the cliche go-to Hemingway novel of public education and I would rather read something else from him.

I love Hemingway but I haven't read Old Man and the Sea for yeaaaaaars so I'd like to re-read that. And like I said, I haven't read American Psycho, so I'd definitely be down for that one.

Old Man and the Sea took me exactly 2 hours to read (I know, because I was on a train at the time), so I certainly wouldn't begrudge the book club for choosing it. It's not my favorite of Hemingway's works, but it acts almost like a summary of his writing style...It's very "him", if you understand what I'm saying. Everything that made Hemingway such an influential writer is very prominent in tOMaTS.

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Tears for Fears is better than whatever it is you happen to be thinking about right now.